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Mahony, L.; Lunn, J.; Petriwskyj, A.; Walsh, K. – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
In this study, the pedagogical decision-making processes of 21 Australian early childhood teachers working with children experiencing parental separation and divorce were examined. Transcripts from interviews and a focus group with teachers were analysed using grounded theory methodology. The findings showed that as teachers interacted with young…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Preschool Teachers, Divorce, Schemata (Cognition)
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Hu, Bi Ying; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth; Leng Ieong, Sylvia Sao; Guo, Haiying – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
This research study examined the challenges faced by early childhood education (ECE) in rural China based on a qualitative study of 217 kindergarten classrooms in a large agricultural, rural province. This study utilised onsite teacher surveys, interviews, and observational field notes. This investigation's findings revealed important information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten
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Norling, Martina – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
This study aims to investigate preschool staff's view of emergent literacy approaches in Swedish preschools with the following research question: How do preschool staff describe and explain the approaches they use in the emergent literacy environment of preschool? Focus-group interviews were conducted with 52 participating preschool units.…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Preschool Teachers, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices